Watkins's Antpitta lives in forests of south-western Ecuador and north-western Peru. It calls in greener, shaded ravines, especially around dawn and dusk.
The crown and nape are pale chestnut with fine white streaks, and the back is olive brown. The throat is white, while the sandy underparts have brown streaks.
At El Caucho, birds were concentrated in shaded, narrow ravines. Many called before and around first light, became quieter later, and called again in the evening.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.